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Saif Ali Janjua
Saif Ali Janjua | |
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| Platoon Commander Sher-e-Riasti Battalion 18 AK Regt | |
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| Born | 23 April 1922 Nakyal, Kotli, Kashmir & Jammu, British India |
| Died | 26 October 1948 (aged 26) Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Spouse | Zohra Bibi[1] |
| Children | Muhammad Siddique Muhammad Raffique Tasweer Begum |
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| Awards |  Hilal-e-Kashmir Nishan-e-Haider |
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| Years of service | 1941–1948 |
| Rank |  Naik |
| Unit | British Indian Royal Corps of Engineers (1941-47) 5 AK Regt (1947-1948) 18 AK Regt (1948) |
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Naik Saif Ali Janjua (Urdu: سیف علی جنجوعہ; 23 April 1922 — 26 October 1948) was a Pakistani non-commissioned officer in the Azad Kashmir Regiment. He is known for being the second recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, which he was awarded posthumously for his actions of valor and gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948. He was also the only recipient of the Hilal-e-Kashmir award which was later declared as the equivalent of the Nishan-e-Haider.
He fought in the British Indian Army during the Second World War, and following the partition of India in 1947, he joined the Pakistan Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, he served as a platoon commander and was killed in action in the siege of Bhudha Khanna in October 1948.[2]
- ^ "A true son of the soil remembered". 26 October 2020.
He left behind his wife, Zohra Bibi
- ^ Imran (6 November 2019). "Naik Saif Ali Janjua". MANI JUNCTION. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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